Increase in the Illegal Use of the Prescription Painkiller
Several deaths have recently been attributed to abuse of OxyContin powerful drug.
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Supplemental therapy can ease pain for people suffering from common jaw disorder
A new supplemental therapy that teaches pain coping and biofeedback skills can reduce pain, the potential for chronic pain and health care costs for millions of Americans suffering from a common jaw disorder.
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Ankle Pain Treatment with MRI Improves Diagnosis
MRI of the ankle changes patient treatment and improves referring physician confidence in diagnosis.
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PTSD patients experience less pain sensitivity
Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder show reduced pain sensitivity, a pattern that may be related to altered pain processing in the brain.
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Pain relief effectiveness down to mind-set?
People's responses to placebo or "dummy" pain relief varies according to their way of thinking.
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FDA: Labeling Changes to Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers
FDA suggests stronger pain reliever warnings for the labelings of the over the counter pain relief drugs. The dangers of over the counter painkillers will be prominently highlighted on the labels.
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Painkillers May Threaten Power of Vaccines
Using common painkillers around the time of vaccination might not be a good idea.
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Kadian Alleviates Chronic Moderate-To-Severe Non-Malignant Neck Pain
Patients with moderate to severe chronic neck pain who had inadequate relief on previous analgesic regimens attained improvements in pain, sleep and quality of life when treated with the long acting opioid analgesic KADIAN Capsules.
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Scientists Use Pixels To Ease Amputees' Pain
Phantom limb pain or PLP is discomfort felt by a person in a limb that is missing due to amputation.
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Antioxidants: New Kid On The Block For Pain Relief?
Antioxidant based pain killers may one day become a viable alternative to addictive medications such as morphine.
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Physiotherapists and Pharmacists Can Help Reduce Knee Pain and Reliance on Painkillers
Older people with knee pain who receive their main care from physiotherapists and pharmacists are more likely to experience improvements in pain levels and knee function.
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Pleasure And Pain: Study Shows Brain's 'Pleasure Chemical' Is Involved In Response To Pain
Why some people are more vulnerable to drug abuse when they are under stress or suffer chronic pain.
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Prescription Pain Medication Abuse on Surprising Increase
Prescription pain medication (PPM) abuse is a rapidly growing problem with surprising and often unpredictable distribution patterns.
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New Mechanism Underlying Pain Found
Research has discovered a new molecular mechanism that may underlie neuropathic pain, which typically results from a traumatic injury, an infection or disease, or surgery, and can persist long after the initial injury has healed.
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Reducing Side-Effects of Painkillers
These drugs reduce pain, fever and inflammation but also carry a greater risk of cardiovascular side effects in some patients. However, the factors that cause adverse effects of painkillers were unknown.
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Pest Control Research Leads To Pain Control Discovery
An enzyme inhibitor may lead to pain relief for sufferers of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases.
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Mind Over Matter
Alternative therapies affect experience of chronic pain.
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Cooling Analgesia Harnessed To Relieve Chronic Pain
Researchers, searching for new ways to relieve chronic pain, have made a breakthrough in understanding how the body's nervous system can be stimulated to relieve chronic pain.
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'Mint' Pain Killer Takes Leaf Out of Ancient Medical Texts
A new pain treatment inspired by ancient Greek and Chinese remedies could offer pain relief to millions of patients with arthritis and nerve damage.
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Lower Levels of Anti-Inflammatory Proteins May Contribute To Chronic Widespread Pain
Chronic widespread pain, a common medical condition, can be difficult to treat and is often associated with fatigue, poor sleep and depression.
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Prescription Pain Killers Involved in More Drug Overdose Deaths Than Cocaine or Heroin
Drugs called "opioids" are frequently prescribed to relieve pain, but if abused they can kill.
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Virtual Realities Against Pain
Distruction techniques are used for pain relief associated with certain medical procedures.
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Doctors Treating Pain From Circumcision More Seriously
Physicians have been talking about using pain relief during circumcision, and it's encouraging that the next generation of doctors is learning how to make circumcision more comfortable for their patients.
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On-Off Switch for Chronic Pain
A protein acts as a switch for chronic pain, and researchers have applied for a patent to develop a new class of drugs that will block chronic pain by turning this switch off.
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Magnet Therapy Reduces Pain in Post-Polio Patients
A small magnet reduced pain acutely in a study of 50 people that was strapped to post polio patients' most sensitive sore spots.
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An Ancient Remedy for Modern Ills
Acupuncture can relieve pain in many areas of the body including pain in the neck.
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Transporter Is Possible Target for Safer Pain Medicine
A transporter that silences one of the body's natural pain killers holds promise for new powerful, non addictive pain medicines.
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Listening To Music Can Reduce Chronic Pain and Depression By Up To a Quarter
The music groups reported that their pain had fallen by between 12 and 21%, when measured by two different pain measurement scales.
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Pain Relievers and Alcohol - A Potentially Risky Combination
The risk of side effects from combining pain relievers and alcohol is greater if you take medication frequently or drink alcohol frequently.
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Music Quiets Pain After Surgery
Medication is the best, first choice to treat pain following surgery, but music may be a good complement to pain relief drugs.
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Lack of Research Forcing Elderly To Cope with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain in the elderly population is viewed by many as normal, but more research on pain and aging is needed.
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Forearm Supports Reduce Upper Body Pain Linked To Computer Use
Providing forearm support is an effective intervention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders of the upper body and aids in reducing upper body pain associated with computer work.
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Chronic Pain Hurts Both Workers and Employers
Chronic pain, which is any physical discomfort lasting for at least six months, affects up to 50 million Americans, most of whom work full time.
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Some Popular Non-aspirin Pain Drugs May Slow Tendon Healing
Pain control is one of the biggest issues sports medicine physicians confront after an injury or after surgery.
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How To Prevent Pain from Bunions (No More High Heels!)
Mayo Clinic Health Letter offers advice to ease the pain from these abnormal bony protrusions that can form at the base of your big toe.
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Nonprescription Pain Relief - What's Right for You?
The pain relief options at your local drugstore can make your head spin. Can you use one or do you need several for different types of pain?
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Fentanyl Patch Safe and Effective Alternative to Oral Opioids for Pediatric Pain Patients
Using a transdermal patch to deliver the opioid fentanyl is an effective way to control pain in children.
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is similar to chronic fatigue syndrome but the fatigue is less and pain and stiffness are greater.
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Study Finds Nerve Damage in Previously Mysterious Chronic Pain Syndrome
Reduction in small fiber nerves may underlie complex regional pain syndrome I (reflex sympathetic dystrophy).
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Hot or Cold: Relieving Aches and Pains
If sore muscles have you yearning for relief, what's the best strategy to soothe inflamed muscles, heat or cold?
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